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Case Study: Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Ashley Avitabile | University of New Hampshire
Background
Pharmacology
Patient is 70 year old female who presented at Wildcat hospital with a
complaint of dyspnea and worsening productive cough for 5 days prior
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Case Study: Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Ashley Avitabile | University of New Hampshire
Pharmacology
Background
Patient is 70 year old female who presented at Wildcat hospital with a
complaint of dyspnea and worsening productive cough for 5 days prior
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Community-dwelling women's knowledge of urinary incontinence
Age-associated physical changes to the central nervous system can increase risks and, as the
number of frail older adults increases, so too will the burden of incontinence (DuBeau et al,
2009
As

Hypertension is the most common diagnosis in Americans age 60 and over (James et al.,
2014). According to the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES), 64.9% of people 60 years and older in America have hypertension (Yoon, Fryar

I Acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Stable, Full code.
P Patient is a 70 year old female presented at Wildcat Hospital 2 days ago with dyspnea and increased
productive cough with increased volume and tenacity of sputum. O

The implications of uncontrolled or untreated hypertension for a persons health can be severe. Over
time, high blood pressure can cause damage to the cardiovascular system, the kidneys, and the eyes.
High blood pressure causes a (blank)% increase in a per

I am currently enrolled in the Direct Entry Masters in Nursing Program at the University of
New Hampshire. I am pursuing a Clinical Nurse Leader license. I received a bachelor's
degree in biochemistry from UNH in 2010. I then worked as a full time youth s

Quality measures have been used to identify gaps in healthcare quality even going as far back as
Florence Nightingale, and the improvements spurred by their identification have led to important
changes in healthcare practice leading to better patient outc

Quality measures have been used to identify gaps in healthcare quality even going as far back as
Florence Nightingale, and the improvements spurred by their identification have led to important
changes in healthcare practice leading to better patient outc

Department of Nursing
Self Awareness Musical Life Journey
Assignment: Create a PPT presentation with You Tube links of 8 to 10 songs that tell the
story of your lifes journey. You can compose your story however you feel best
describes your lifebe as creat

A chemistry panel may reveal hypokalemia in patients taking diuretics or certain antihypertensive agents, and in
those who complain of vomiting, weakness, or palpitations. Patients with concomitant renal failure will almost
certainly have significant elec

Case Study: Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Ashley Avitabile | University of New Hampshire
Background
Pharmacology
Patient is 70 year old female who presented at Wildcat hospital with a complaint
of worsening dyspnea and productive cough for 5 days prior to ad

I learned that the percentage of cancer patients who experienced pain daily but received no medication
increased from 21% in patients 65-74 y/o to 30% in patients older than 84 y/o. I was very surprised by
the number of older cancer patients who were not

At the Eliot hospital in Manchester, all patient documentation is done in electronic medical
record. While this helps keep patient information readily accessible to all care providers, I have seen how
this can cause problems with patient care in my clinic

Having little to know personal experience with pregnancy, child birth, and/or labor I found this
course very informative and it is difficult to pick just one thing that I learned. The thing I was most
interested in was the concept of delayed cord clamping

As a nurse, I will likely have more contact with patients than some other healthcare professions
like pharmacists, physicians, and physician assistants. This gives nurses an opportunity to build a more
trusting and therapeutic relationship with patients.

Person-Centered Assessment and Reflection
Ashley Avitabile
University of New Hampshire
INTERVIEW/SUMMARY
This assessment was completed on an 80 year old female who was born in Quincy,
Massachusetts. She was raised with her only sibling, an older sister, b

Ashley Avitabile
Clinical Journal Reflection
I consider my clinical experience thus far to be the most important part of my education and the
most valuable element of the DEMN program. In clinical we are given the opportunity to learn by
observing and gai

Ashley Avitabile
825 Final Course Reflection
The key take away points from this class relevant to improving the health care of older
adults would be simply to listen. Ultimately, the best way to improve health care is to put the
person first and the best

Ashley Avitabile
July 19, 2016
Case Study Class Makeup Assignment
Select 1 Case Study from each group ( 5 in total) and complete the questions. This will
count as a quiz grade. This assignment covers chapters 30 36 of your text. I will not be
covering thi

Having little to no personal experience with pregnancy, child birth, and/or labor I found
this course very informative and it is difficult to pick just one thing that I learned. The
thing I was most interested in was the concept of delayed cord clamping,